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George Woodroffe Goyder [B 3656] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Three quarter profile portrait of George Woodroffe Goyder. He is shown with greying hair, beard and moustache. A talented engineer and surveyor, he emigrated to Sydney in 1848 and later settled in South Australia. He became South Australia's Assistant Surveyor-General by 1856 and Surveyor-General by 1861. He was very active in his profession, often going into the field on horseback to deal personally with issues. He was a man of many achievements but he is best known for his work on the Goyder's Line of Rainfall.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.6 cm x 9.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Goyder, G. W. (George Woodroffe), 1826-1898

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Digitisation information

Date

05/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,226 x 3,033 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.78 MB

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